If it's not thrashing the fastest two wheeled machinery known to man, down country lanes lined with stone walls, sometimes in thick fog & driving rain, it's not proper racing - Thank goodness for the TT.....

I didn't invite anyone who was already on the GYOA list, as it seemed unlikely that people would/could take three weeks holiday for that trip AND another six days for Portugal less than a month before - apart from Timpo and Rick, obviously...

Do that..... I will put somnething together for an October trip to Portugal again. Possibly a mid-eastern or a southern loop, we'll see. Some folk are asking about a trip with smaller sized bikes and just venture out each day without luggage from a central campsite or hostel, that's all possible.

This trip though was a cracker, the tracks aorund the Chaves to Melgaco regions were awesome, and they alone would be great with smaller bikes, being able to cover more distance and trails with greater technicality....hmmm, let me re-think!

Oh, and I'll let RickA give us the ferry report, as he wasn't impressed with the LD Lines tub.....